This Thing Called Life

This Thing Called Life
Author: Neal Karlen
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2020-10-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1250135257

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A warm and surprisingly real-life biography, featuring never-before-seen photos, of one of rock’s greatest talents: Prince. Neal Karlen was the only journalist Prince granted in-depth press interviews to for over a dozen years, from before Purple Rain to when the artist changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph. Karlen interviewed Prince for three Rolling Stone cover stories, wrote “3 Chains o’ Gold,” Prince’s “rock video opera,” as well as the star’s last testament, which may be buried with Prince’s will underneath Prince’s vast and private compound, Paisley Park. According to Prince's former fiancée Susannah Melvoin, Karlen was “the only reporter who made Prince sound like what he really sounded like.” Karlen quit writing about Prince a quarter-century before the mega-star died, but he never quit Prince, and the two remained friends for the last thirty-one years of the superstar’s life. Well before they met as writer and subject, Prince and Karlen knew each other as two of the gang of kids who biked around Minneapolis’s mostly-segregated Northside. (They played basketball at the Dairy Queen next door to Karlen’s grandparents, two blocks from the budding musician.) He asserts that Prince can’t be understood without first understanding ‘70s Minneapolis, and that even Prince’s best friends knew only 15 percent of him: that was all he was willing and able to give, no matter how much he cared for them. Going back to Prince Rogers Nelson's roots, especially his contradictory, often tortured, and sometimes violent relationship with his father, This Thing Called Life profoundly changes what we know about Prince, and explains him as no biography has: a superstar who calls in the middle of the night to talk, who loved The Wire and could quote from every episode of The Office, who frequented libraries and jammed spontaneously for local crowds (and fed everyone pancakes afterward), who was lonely but craved being alone. Readers will drive around Minneapolis with Prince in a convertible, talk about movies and music and life, and watch as he tries not to curse, instead dishing a healthy dose of “mamma jammas.”

Dealing with This Thing Called Life

Dealing with This Thing Called Life
Author: Chris Sumlin
Publisher: Proving Press
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2016-04-06
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781633370999

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Chris Sumlin's debut book, Dealing with This Thing Called Life, is the self-help book for young men and women who want to overcome obstacles and aspire to Greatness. These relatable, entertaining anecdotes, from acceptance to the prestigious Morehouse College to meeting Kim Kardashian-West, will inspire readers to reach their maximum potential. The author shares: 12 Stories 12 Lessons 12 I AM Seeds Chris Sumlin is passionate about motivating others in their quest to deal with this thing called life.

This Thing Called Life

This Thing Called Life
Author: Ernest Holmes
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2018-12-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1789125979

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The great contribution of Ernest Holmes to modern thought is the specific form of meditation and prayer by which man can control outward conditions of his life instead of permitting conditions to control him. Based soundly and thoughtfully upon the teachings of Jesus and other great spiritual leaders and philosophers, THIS THING CALLED LIFE is an outline of the practice of Faith by which problems of every kind may be solved by every man and woman, directly, simply and effectively. Recognised as one of the foremost teachers of religious science and philosophy since William James, in this book Mr. Holmes courageously declares that for centuries man has been putting the cart before the horse, that he is not helpless in the face of poverty, disease, evil and unhappiness, but that by this clear and simple system of thought and faith he can dominate them and introduce into his experience their exact opposites—abundance, health, good and happiness. If man will try and learn how to think, writes Mr. Holmes, he can dominate his entire life and everything in and around it.

A Little Thing Called Life

A Little Thing Called Life
Author: Linda Thompson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2016-08-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0062469762

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Award-winning songwriter Linda Thompson breaks her silence, sharing the extraordinary story of her life, career, and epic romances with two of the most celebrated, yet enigmatic, modern American superstars—Elvis Presley and Bruce Jenner For the last forty years, award-winning songwriter Linda Thompson has quietly led one of the most remarkable lives in show business. The longtime live-in love of Elvis Presley, Linda first emerged into the limelight during the 1970s when the former beauty pageant queen caught the eye of the King. Their chance late-night encounter at a movie theater was the stuff of legend, and it marked the beginning of a whirlwind that would stretch across decades, leading to a marriage with Bruce Jenner, motherhood, and more drama than she ever could have imagined. Now, for the first time, Linda opens up about it all, telling the full story of her life, loves, and everything in between. From her humble beginnings in Memphis to her nearly five-year relationship with Elvis, she offers an intimate window into their life together, describing how their Southern roots fueled and sustained Graceland’s greatest romance. Going inside their wild stories and tender moments, she paints a portrait of life with the King, as raucous as it is refreshing. But despite the joy they shared, life with Elvis also had darkness, and her account also presents an unsparing look at Elvis’s twin demons—drug abuse and infidelity—forces he battled throughout their time together that would eventually end their relationship just eight months before his untimely death. It was in the difficult aftermath of Elvis’s death that Linda found what she believed was her true home: the arms of Olympic gold medal—winner Bruce Jenner. Detailing her marriage to Bruce, Linda reveals the seemingly perfect life that they built with their two young sons—Brandon and Brody—before Bruce changed everything with a secret he’d been carrying his entire life, a secret that Linda herself kept for nearly thirty years, a secret that Bruce’s transition to Caitlyn Jenner has finally laid bare for the world. Providing a candid look inside one of the most challenging moments of her life, Linda uncovers the struggles she went through as a woman and a mother, coming to terms with the reality of Bruce’s identity and resolving to embrace him completely no matter what, even as it meant they could no longer be together. And yet, despite her marriage unraveling, her search for love was not over, eventually leading her to the legendary music producer and musician David Foster—a relationship that lasted for nineteen tumultuous years, resulting in a bond that spurred her songwriting career to new heights but also tested her like never before. Filled with compelling and poignant stories and sixteen pages of photographs, A Little Thing Called Life lovingly recounts Linda’s incredible journey through the years, bringing unparalleled insight into three legendary figures.

This Thing Called Life

This Thing Called Life
Author: ,Honey
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2020-11-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1682132706

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Married at the early age of 20, thirsty for love, wanting to be married, wanting to have children and make a home for my family. Praying as a child, every night, to have a home full of Peace, Love & Happiness. Little did I know the hurt and pain that awaited me. Little did I know the attacks that would be-fall me; trying to take my mind; filling me with thoughts of death, never to feel pain again. Learning without permission the life of an Addict. This is my story...

This Thing Called Life

This Thing Called Life
Author: Joseph Vogel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2018-04-19
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1501333976

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What were Prince's politics? What did he believe about God? And did he really forsake the subject-sex-that once made him the most subversive superstar of the Reagan era? In this illuminating thematic biography, Joseph Vogel explores the issues that made Prince one of the late 20th century's most unique, controversial, and fascinating artists. Since his unexpected death in 2016, Prince has been recognized by peers, critics, and music fans alike. President Barack Obama described him as �one of the most gifted and prolific musicians of our time.� Yet in spite of the influx of attention, much about Prince's creative life, work, and cultural impact remains thinly examined. This Thing Called Life fills this vacuum, delving deep into seven key topics-politics, sound, race, gender, sex, religion, and death-that allow us to see Prince in fresh, invigorating new ways. Accessible and timely, This Thing Called Life takes the reader on a journey through the catalog and creative revolution of one of America's most compelling and elusive icons.

This Thing Called Life

This Thing Called Life
Author: Don Baunsgard
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 171
Release: 2019-02-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1643006363

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Each and every life has a story to tell. We all have to figure out how to navigate through life with the pain and the struggles that come with it. But. there are invaluable moments of love and beauty, relationships and growth. Every one of us has to learn how to move away from the past and forgive ourselves for the poor choices and the sin and pain that followed it. This Thing Called Life is a personal journey of joy and sorrow, grace, and love. It's about how to learn to love yourself again and see what Jesus saw in you all along. My relationship with Christ has done more than just save me, it helped me to understand what true forgiveness means. Every single one of us is in some way broken, but God has a purpose for each of us.

Dealing with This Thing Called College

Dealing with This Thing Called College
Author: Christopher Sumlin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2018-02-21
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 9781633371972

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Christopher Sumlin knew he was destined for greatness as he headed off to a historically black college hundreds of miles from home, but that didn't help him thrive in his new independence. Dealing with This Thing Called College is a heartfelt, sincere introduction to college for the nervous high school graduate. Chris artfully navigates the pitfalls of college life--from campus food to new friendships and even credit cards--with tested advice, earnest humor and straightforward wisdom. This easy-to-read, concise guide is written from the perspective of a recent college graduate. The information is relatable, relevant and up to date.

Last Lecture

Last Lecture
Author: Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher: Turtleback
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9781663608192

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This Thing Called Life

This Thing Called Life
Author: Ms. Andrea
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2014-07-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1499033990

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This book is not just a book with words written to merely entertain the readers but more to awaken them. This book tells not just one story but several because although the main character is the center of the story it is the things she encounter while living life that helps the readers to gain a better appreciation for their life and the struggles it may bring. It will leave the reader with a better sense of how to live life even when it seems that life isn't worth living. Drugs, sex, burning desire to achieve success, Mr. Right, Mrs. Wrong, love and relationship, betrayal, death, survival, its all in this book. The one thing that makes this book a good is read is simply because it is something in this book that everyone can relate to, whether on a personal level or they know someone that has been or going through it. Life for the main character in this book brought about a lot of things, but at the end she learned that "Life is a beautiful thing once you learn how to live it."